The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-13

the reason. The Jewesses were brunettes, with
few exceptions, and there were not altogether
score of blondes in the whole multitude. That
meant bright dark, heavy fabrics, and the effect
was singularly gorgeous. There was, of course,
q sameness of features, and pug nose would
actually have been a relief for eyes tired OF see
ing the Jewish sort; but beauty was plenty, and
some of the higher types of Israelite faces, par
ticularly in the younger girls, were very lovely.
Nobody attracted more attention. however. than
Mrs. Levi Cohen. OF course Cohens were there
by the hundred, and not a few of them had
Lewis for husbands but this particular Mrs.
Levi Cohen was the new bride of the Austrian
consulates chief secretary. She was
tall, hahusome lady. elegantly attired,
but the distinguishing thing about
her was monogram of IL C., tattooed pretti-
ly. though rather conspicuously, on her barred
right shoulder. They were the initials OF her
husbands name, and had been pricked in at her
she became widow, or got divorced, and wished
to marry another mapl" said one observer. 20,
marry another Levi Cohen" was the reply.
freak OF fashion, and not wholly uDreason-
able one. either, is to not on any account what
ever sit in proscenium box at a theater. Own
ership Of grand opera boxes is as desirable as
ever, but the new custom is to regard the pro-
scenium arch, with ali it contains, as part of the
stage show. This has been largely brought
about by the theater managers, who FIJI their
boxes with actresses off duty besides putting in,
too often, women of less commendabls publicity.
Indeed. in two or three houses the exploiting of
notorlety seekers in the boxes has all the season
been a fragrant scandal. and which has
coiled on the management by spelling the sale of
boxes to good folks Nowadays it is considered
polite to aim glasses at the occupants Of the
boxes, and to openly regard them as exhibits.
| The pious calm of the lenten season has been
varied by katie klatch at the Metropolitan
| Opera house. Everybody that is anybody
there, and from to in the afternoon there
| most enjoyable, not to say lively, time The
affair was redeemed from levity by the fact that
the proceeds were devoted to charity-in support
of free library in South Orange, n j., that
refuge of New York swelldom. The names of
| the ladies who managed the klatch would be
simply the list of the wealth crowned heads of
society, as may be believed from this half doz
| en: Mrs W. w. Astor Mrs Cornelius Wander
bilt, Mrs. L. P. Morton, Mrs. e. " S. Rooso-
velt, the Countess de Molke Hvitfeldt, Mrs.
Cadwallader Evans It was a brilliant and sue
cessful occasion. Everybody who came in paid
| dollar for the privilege and received in add-
ton to his or her admission china cup and sau
Ger and all be or she could eat of cake and drink
| Of coffee and tea There was band in of
| the great parlors that played Hungarian dances
Vienna waltzes and heaven knows what marches
with such persistence that the hundreds
| of ladies and scores of men could chat
ter at the top of their voices without
being heard by those at the next table. The
talk was limited by tho natural but unwritten
laws of society-to the occasion, per cent; the
tea aud coffee, per cent; dogs. per cent
politics, per cent; the South orange library,
.0o90 per cent. and o9o another SO per cent
The occasion and the ten and coffee were dis
cussed together when the recent arrivals took
refreshments at one of the numerous tables
where such ladies Mrs. Wilmerding and Mrs.
Eugene Kelly presided Both were pronounced
successful after this manner:
Table girl. in a splendid blue dress with pink
| rosette to denote her temporarily menial service
-"Wil you have tea or coffee, Mrs. Blankp
Elderly Mrs. Blank-"Tea, if you please. and
have it very strong. with one lump of sugar. II
| is very successful, isn't it!'
Table Girl-"Just lovely cream9'
Elderly Mrs. B.-"Yes, think to be
congratulated. don't you2 Thanks this is very
nice tea. l shouldn't wonder if we made 81 900.
Did you see Mrs. Smithkins2 she has her niece
from Atlanta with her. Mr.. Blank will be here
soon, and am just going to make him buy me
dozen of those lovely cups and saucers Tha,
will be proper, considering it's for charity won,
| tl tee hee!'
And the balance of the 8 per cent. of talk
about the occasion was made up by enthus
astic lady who had discovered that 500 tickets
had been sold at the door in addition to the many
| hundreds sold by the managers the days pre-
vous, and overcome with this intelligence she
r fitted about the halls imparting it to every one
| Of her numerous acQuantances. Whenever two
or three found themselves together they
folded their arms and talked about the next
presidential campaign. nodding their heads with
, sombre gravity when they decided that the Dem
ocrats must nominate Cleveland, or that the Re
puhcans would have to choose between Blaine
and Henry George. The SO per cent. about one
another cannot be even hinted at; but the discus
sion OF dogs is worth preserving, 1t was lady
who might be considered as still young who be
gan it. She entered the refreshnient room from
, the corridor, and, recognizing the lady in charge
of the table near the door, ran up to her and ex
claimed vivaciously:
| .Oh!I have just seen the loveiiest dogs two o.
them, trotting along just as sweetly. aud under
q the incest covers, too!'
.Ah!" was the interested response, "but
don't approve covers, you know. Only children
should be covered"
There was some more in the same vein. but
nothing further of importance IN the recognition
of canine qualities. in the apparcling of theu
r for Broadway promenade was developed.
. ] could not help remembering, as | watched
the goings- on of these very proper people, tha
; the last time was in the assembly rooms, OF
the occasion of the Ariou ball. they were occu
pied by very different class of pleasure seekers
| the tables were dripping with spilled wine, tn,
air was thick with tobacco smoke and the womel
= | who graced the scene were less drunk
It was rs if Salvni Booth combination had de
scenied upon the stage just Quilted by variet,
show.
!. II feel just rs if was angel wading chil
deep in a perfumed cloud" That is remar
by the late Mrs. A. T. Stewart. reported to m
| by Madam Corore, who used to have charge of
department in the Stewart store. The occasion
. | was Mrs. Stewards first wearing of woven sill
| undergarments. which were then new luxurie
even to the richest. Madam Corore was rem
. niscent because she was talking about the semi
n private sale of Mrs. Stewards wardrobe, whic
4 contains the finest possible assortment of costl
| un6ergarments. The exhibition Of the Stewar
l. pictures is accessible to anybody with half
| Ill INIT fha of "a La.